Lights at 1st Avenue and 9th Street. They don't seem up to full strength...lamps seem yellow, but TV looks good and computer seems to be working okay. Con Ed had been working in the street and I heard a loud boom and then the lights were back. Hopefully they stay that way...

We're good with juice and FiOS at Village View on First and 6th. Elevators are back, too, but no heat or hot water (and that is NOT a complaint). But it looks like there's still nothing shining west of the Bowery at this time. Lotta whooping from the hi-rises!

and a big shout-out to the guy at verizon on 2nd avenue & 13th street for his hospitality and good will in accommodating the neighborhood with phone (and other device) battery charging and a warm place with lights and a flat-screen tv.he (with other staff help) made the verizon office a welcome place for neighborhood residents, kids, dogs, everyone.even gave the kids verizon coloring books and crayons.not at all like the verizon store on east 86th street that did allow charging outlets but did not have the warm welcome.i never thought i'd praise verizon like this. they should give these folks on 13th street bonus just for community relations,

I'm on 9th and have electricity, hot water, and a trickle of heat. I almost cried getting into the shower!

A HUGE thank you to the people at Con Ed for working around the clock to make this possible.

And shout outs to the people at Percy's Tavern on Avenue A and 12th Street and Verizon on 2nd Avenue and 13th Street for supplying cell phone charges. If Verizon is reading this, please give Sam a huge fucking Christmas bonus.

For some residences and businesses, especially the ones on Avenues C and D, this is going to be a longer recovery process. Very happy to have our power back on on 11th Street between A & B. Thank you to Con Ed for working so hard to get much of Alphabet City's power restored, and thank you to everyone in the neighborhood for pulling together, helping each other out and keeping things calm over here in Alphabet. But please keep in mind that some businesses, like the Yankee Deli at the corner of 11th Street and Avenue C that DO NOT have their power back on yet because their basements are still flooded. The pumping of water out of basements was still going on all day today (Friday Nov. 2) on 11th Street between C & D. Today we saw NYPD Traffic tow trucks actually moving cars a little bit either slightly up or slightly down the block so that people could get in with generators and hoses to pump out the basements on that block. Today there was still a lot of water being pumped out of the basements of the Jacob Riss Housing Projects too. Hopefully everyone will continue to help out in whatever way they can with the ongoing recovery.

Sky East building on 11th has power on in some apts. Lower level and 1st floor I am told don't have power. The East River has been pumped out of the building. Also told no hot water, heat, cable/internet for entire building.

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